Thank you, Joe.A real beauty indeed.
Thank you, Joe.A real beauty indeed.
Mossant camber style hat in brown called Tabac. Size 57 with the bound brim at 6cm and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent.
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Best new arrival of the week.
Borsalino export qualität (German market) in a pearl grey colour called Vaiato, which is one we have not seen before. Another hat in a camber style. Lovely hand to the felt. Not as old as I had expected, but what does it matter if it's this nice?
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Cool!More of this Everest in the French Hats and Makers thread.
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Check it out!
BeautifulSecond homburg or diplomatique made in France arrived in the past days.
Quite rare to find a Gelot, even less so of this color. Dark gray with blue highlights.
The shape is the classic one of the "normal shaped" homburgs. Size 58 centimeters or 7 1/4 in the US.
The curled brims are 5 centimeters long, the ribbon, the same color as the felt, is 4 centimeters high and the crown, completely open is 13 centimeters.
The inside reminds me that the hat is almost a hundred years old and is perfect, a little less so on the outside where there are small imperfections that can easily be resolved.
The question is which hat manufacturer made this Gelot?
No information at inside the sweatban and the mystery continues....
Oooo...pretty!Second homburg or diplomatique made in France arrived in the past days.
Quite rare to find a Gelot, even less so of this color. Dark gray with blue highlights.
The shape is the classic one of the "normal shaped" homburgs. Size 58 centimeters or 7 1/4 in the US.
The curled brims are 5 centimeters long, the ribbon, the same color as the felt, is 4 centimeters high and the crown, completely open is 13 centimeters.
The inside reminds me that the hat is almost a hundred years old and is perfect, a little less so on the outside where there are small imperfections that can easily be resolved.
The question is which hat manufacturer made this Gelot?
No information at inside the sweatban and the mystery continues....
Enjoy! I’ve got a hemp Strat that has been my everyday summer hat for a couple of years now.Just got a new Hemp OR. As some have noted the qc is not exactly top notch but for what it is I quite like it.
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It is always difficult for some French brands to say with certainty whether they produced their own hats or were supplied by high-class subcontractors as in the explicit case of Sools which used the best brands on the market for its hats. Gelot produced some of his hats, others were outsourced to external companies. Production is too small, the vintage market is stingy with Gelot, and there are too many models and finishes to be totally autonomous. Gelot has always stood out for formal hats: bowler and top hats and elegant women's hats. Like some other French maisons, it had a high-class reputation which can be found in some examples that have come down to us, not in others that are of average production.Oooo...pretty!
And not black!
Did Gelot ever make their own hats? Or were they more a retailer?
Nevertheless… NiceBrummel's. Unfortunally the sweatband is in a bad condition, but nevertheless i liked the hat!
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Yes, it's a nice hat. I am thinking about it to send it to Fleur of Penumbrahats to replace the sweatband.Nevertheless… Nice
Nice find, Marcel.Yes, it's a nice hat. I am thinking about it to send it to Fleur of Penumbrahats to replace the sweatband.
That is a Nice idea…. It will then continue to be nice…. But in a different Nice wayYes, it's a nice hat. I am thinking about it to send it to Fleur of Penumbrahats to replace the sweatband.